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if you aren't going to do that, why isn't it a government-run operation. any time an entity with a bottomline, they think about how to spend as little as possible and that's why they are not upgrading and we're in the 19th and 20th century with the grid, the whole infrastructure. what is their incentive? they have no competition. i think that has to change. we have to get not allow a corporation to be able to control something that affects all our lives. >> a lot of people will be thinking this, especially if they are out of power for another week. one of the reasons this is so important, is the voting, 19 million americans may not vote next week, and your analysis of this is the vast that mormajorid probably vote for barack obama. >> u.s. did a poll in august, and a prediction of 90 million will not vote next tuesday. when they ask people who didn't vote, if you had to vote who would you vote for? and i think the number was 43% would vote for obama, and 18% would vote for romney. the nonvoters are easily 2-1 or 3-1 in favor of obama. so the real challenge
if you aren't going to do that, why isn't it a government-run operation. any time an entity with a bottomline, they think about how to spend as little as possible and that's why they are not upgrading and we're in the 19th and 20th century with the grid, the whole infrastructure. what is their incentive? they have no competition. i think that has to change. we have to get not allow a corporation to be able to control something that affects all our lives. >> a lot of people will be...
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we don't need the government to tell us when to go out for halloween or trick-or-treating. if your neighborhood is flooded don't go out. if it's not, go out. >> it's ridiculous for chris christie or anyone to interpret him to say that he's canceling halloween. he can't cancel halloween. >> he just says in new jersey, we had a really bad storm let's all go trick-or-treating in a couple of days. boom he canceled halloween. >> which is by the way common sense and the whole thing doesn't need to be said, but he said i'm going to issue an edict. >> was this another christie gap where he says what's on his mind. >> he was asked about halloween which is a silly thing to be asked when you're talking about people who don't have houses. >> we didn't see the part where the reporter asked the question. >> if he reschedules it for next tuesday, then we might have an issue. [ laughter ] >> cenk: if i were to give him more credit here. he just said that they are in that press conference we showed you that they are going to rebuild the boardwalk. ok? now, by the way and part of the way the
we don't need the government to tell us when to go out for halloween or trick-or-treating. if your neighborhood is flooded don't go out. if it's not, go out. >> it's ridiculous for chris christie or anyone to interpret him to say that he's canceling halloween. he can't cancel halloween. >> he just says in new jersey, we had a really bad storm let's all go trick-or-treating in a couple of days. boom he canceled halloween. >> which is by the way common sense and the whole thing...
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government. that big debate and a lot more still ahead on "the closing bell." oh, just diagramming this accident with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear that? [ both ] the internet. oh look. here comes my date. i met him on the internet. he's a french model. uh, bonjour. [ male announcer ] state farm. more mobile than ever. get to a better state. >>> welcome back. we want to show you some shots of new jersey, one of the hardest hit states as a result of hurricane sandy. president obama in new jersey with governor chris christie touring some of the hardest hit areas of the state. is this brigantine, nng? this is certainly new jersey and we want to show you some of the other pictures if we can and take you back to the president and governor christie to
government. that big debate and a lot more still ahead on "the closing bell." oh, just diagramming this accident with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear that? [ both ] the internet. oh look. here comes my date. i met him on the internet....
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if you are not going to do that why isn't a government run operation? anytime you put an entity they have to think of the bottom line. this they are trying to think how to spend as little money as a possible. that's why they are not upgrading and in the 19th and 20th century with our electrical and the grid structure. what's their incentive? they have no competition. they are a monopoly. i think that has to change. we need to noi not allow a corporation to be able to -- it affects all of our lives. >> if they are out of power another week they will really be thinking it. >> the voting, 90 million americans may not vote next week. your analysis of this is the vast majority of those, if they didn't vote would probably vote for barack obama. it could cost him the election. >> auts "usa today" did a poll in august and prediction of 90 million will not vote next tuesday when they asked if they had to vote for somebody who would you vote for and i think the number was something like 43% said they would vote for obama and 18% said they would vote for romney. c
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this ability to coordinate team work between governor christie and barack obama is exactly how our government should work all of the time. i couldn't agree more. it's been a massive breath of fresh air to see a republican leader like chris christie so prepared to be openly praiseworthy of a democrat president. what did you think? >> well, they are on the front lines of this crisis, the emergency workers reach out to residents, i've seen cooperation between port authority police, my fire department. nobody stops and asks you what your religion is, nobody stops and asks you what your political party affiliation is. folks are just rolling up their sleeves, getting to work. so what you're seeing in the field, what you're seeing with residents, with emergency responders, is what we should be seeing with all our elected leaders as well. the president of the united states, our governor and really, dozens of local elected leaders of all parties across the state, we're all pulling together. we're all in the same foxhole, all fighting the same enemy here. it's not refreshing, frankly, that's the standa
this ability to coordinate team work between governor christie and barack obama is exactly how our government should work all of the time. i couldn't agree more. it's been a massive breath of fresh air to see a republican leader like chris christie so prepared to be openly praiseworthy of a democrat president. what did you think? >> well, they are on the front lines of this crisis, the emergency workers reach out to residents, i've seen cooperation between port authority police, my fire...
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state government is here. we're doing what we need to do. we're coordinating with fema. i want to thank administrator fugate for being here and helping our operation even better and we'll move on from here. what i said yesterday i really mean. there has got to be sorrow. and you see that in, president has seen that today in the eyes and faces of a lot of folks he met. and that sorrow is appropriate. we suffered some loss. luckily we haven't suffered that much loss of life and we thank god for that. we have suffered losses. this is the worst time i've seen in my lifetime in this state but we can not permit that sorrow to reprays the -- replace resilience i know all new jerseyians have. we'll get up and get this thing built and get it back together because that is what this state is about and always been about. for all who are here, i met a bunch of you here at brigantine who disregarded my admonition to get the hell out of here. you are forgiven this time but not for much longer. when all of you look around and see all this destruction that's fine. you know what? all that
state government is here. we're doing what we need to do. we're coordinating with fema. i want to thank administrator fugate for being here and helping our operation even better and we'll move on from here. what i said yesterday i really mean. there has got to be sorrow. and you see that in, president has seen that today in the eyes and faces of a lot of folks he met. and that sorrow is appropriate. we suffered some loss. luckily we haven't suffered that much loss of life and we thank god for...
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. >> the federal government is closed. the new york stock exchange is closed. >> we're a week from election day. >> just seven days to go. >> i don't give a damn about election day. >> this storm is not yet over. >> the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. >> the election will take care of itself. >> i will tell you, this administration could give a damn less about election day. >> they talked about people having a hard time. >> governor romney did attend an even in ohio. >> why ohio? why kmuz hchoose ohio? >> a storm relief event. >> if you have canned goods, bring them along. >> you need fema and need support. >> fema is about to run out of money. how do you deal with something like that. >> take something from the federal government and send it back to the states. >> you need fema and need support. >> if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> mitt romney can't show up on the east coast right now. he has to stay away. >> the president has been all ove
. >> the federal government is closed. the new york stock exchange is closed. >> we're a week from election day. >> just seven days to go. >> i don't give a damn about election day. >> this storm is not yet over. >> the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. >> the election will take care of itself. >> i will tell you, this administration could give a damn less about election day. >> they talked about people having a...
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it shows the federal government doing something to help people. that's an argument that he's been trying to make with voters general low. and, you know, chris christie may well face a re-election fight next year for governor against newark mayor cory booker. it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people that this was the keynote speaker at the republican national convention who had some choice words for the president at that time. and reid, it's also getting a lot of attention and people are raising eyebrows because michael bloomberg essentially said to the president we're really busy here, new jersey can speak for the region and there's no need for you to come to new york city. what do you think that's about? >> well, i think that's about recovering from the storm. it is real difficult for any white house -- or any city that's been hit boy a storm to deal with a mo
it shows the federal government doing something to help people. that's an argument that he's been trying to make with voters general low. and, you know, chris christie may well face a re-election fight next year for governor against newark mayor cory booker. it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people...
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the federal government will reopen today. the employees still have the option for up scheduled leave or telework. >> most schools are reopened but there are delays out there. can you find that information scrolling on the bottom of the screen. >> utility companies are making some progress on the out ams. out -- outages. pepco promised to have the power restored to 90% of its customers by this morning. let's get a quick look at the weather now with tucker. a lot of people still in the dark and it is cold out there too. >> and it's halloween. >> isn't it amazing how we kind of dodged a bullet here when you see what is happening in new york with the airport under water, the subway under water. it was crazy. >> yeah. we'll get into that. >> okay. >> we'll let you get into today's weather. >> we got to look at that. >> we got plenty of time. >> let's do the satellite- radar. here is the good news. things wind down. not going to be a beautiful day but things will be gradually improving in the way of less rain and less wind and even
the federal government will reopen today. the employees still have the option for up scheduled leave or telework. >> most schools are reopened but there are delays out there. can you find that information scrolling on the bottom of the screen. >> utility companies are making some progress on the out ams. out -- outages. pepco promised to have the power restored to 90% of its customers by this morning. let's get a quick look at the weather now with tucker. a lot of people still in...
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the insurance company is the first to pay but they can be reimbursed by the federal government depending on what kind of damage you have and what you are eligible for. >> how long does it take? >> often times it takes weeks or a month or so to work with fema to figure out what is covered and what is not. >> if your house is flooded you have to wait until the insurance conductor comes out to assess before you can start to rebuild? >> usually within 72-hours you will get the visit from the fema inspector and insurance adjust tore. you figure out who is paying for what to make sure you are covered to see who your contact will be. >> do you recommend that they rebuild their house get the water out? where do they do? what do they do? >> water is the biggest problem. the longer water stays in your house the most chance you have to have mold and those kind of problems. get any wet materials out of the house and make sure mold is not setting in. you can work on the longer term repairs. >> it will be a long process. thank you so much for your insight. tom lewis thank you for being here. >> it is
the insurance company is the first to pay but they can be reimbursed by the federal government depending on what kind of damage you have and what you are eligible for. >> how long does it take? >> often times it takes weeks or a month or so to work with fema to figure out what is covered and what is not. >> if your house is flooded you have to wait until the insurance conductor comes out to assess before you can start to rebuild? >> usually within 72-hours you will get...
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i think clearly, putting hurricane sandy aside, that would obviously be a pretty governing feature of the week's markets here. i still think it will be. what i'm impressed by is things are getting put back into place pretty well. if you look at the dominance of the news flow, it's certainly shifting back to earnings reports and such. so i do think that we will be looking at more normal market conditions pretty soon. having said that, i just think logistically there's a lot of traders that will not be able to get to work quite as quickly, so light volumes will be dominant today and tomorrow. >> one of the things -- how are we going to get through that event? >> it's a good question. i think those people that really are very focused on cleaning up the month's end will be -- it will be the ones that are trading. i think a lot of the people are less focused on how their month end books look will be heading back. most of the trading activity will be focused on people really needing to do something certainly today. >> can you put this in context with past storms for us? we've been talking a
i think clearly, putting hurricane sandy aside, that would obviously be a pretty governing feature of the week's markets here. i still think it will be. what i'm impressed by is things are getting put back into place pretty well. if you look at the dominance of the news flow, it's certainly shifting back to earnings reports and such. so i do think that we will be looking at more normal market conditions pretty soon. having said that, i just think logistically there's a lot of traders that will...
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he looked deeply in command of a lot of facts about how the federal government could help. i mean, this was no -- you're doing a good job moment. i mean, it was just the opposite. >> doing your job, you'll get a great deal of credit. that's not what's driving this election. that's not what this election is about. you still have obama who is upside down on job recruitment along the economy, upside down on job recruitment on spending and you have mitt romney leading on the economy on spending, on jobs and who can get things done. that's not going to change with a couple of events today. i think what's more important is what's going to happen with those jobs numbers on friday to kind of crystallize this campaign. but the reason why we're seeing the models the way we are, is intensity of republicans is so much higher than democrats. that's not going to change with today's event. >> i was stunned, you tell me whether you buy into this or not. gallup ran a poll that says those who already voted, romney is ahead 42 -- i beg your pardon. 52-45. the whole obama strategy, as i unders
he looked deeply in command of a lot of facts about how the federal government could help. i mean, this was no -- you're doing a good job moment. i mean, it was just the opposite. >> doing your job, you'll get a great deal of credit. that's not what's driving this election. that's not what this election is about. you still have obama who is upside down on job recruitment along the economy, upside down on job recruitment on spending and you have mitt romney leading on the economy on...
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on the other hand he will be responsible for whatever the government doesn't do. by the weekend, one can easily imagine people complaining about their power not being on and other things not being done. so you get the good with the bad if you are the incumbent. if you are the challenger you benefit from the bad. megyn: there was an article on real clear politics.com talking about how people will hold it against the incumbent president if it's a rainy day when they go to vote. it puts them in a d bour -- putm in a dour mood. >> you don't want voters to be in a surly mood because they generally vote against incumbents if they are down. megyn: governor romney stepped in front of the cameras to address the storm. we'll bring you his remarks in moments. william lajeunesse mentioned the story of the tunnel to brooklyn. an almost 2-mile tube filled with water that needs to go somewhere else. megyn: the video is coming in from the air and space museum where the storm left a mark on the space shuttle enterprise. the shuttle has only been on display for a couple months. the
on the other hand he will be responsible for whatever the government doesn't do. by the weekend, one can easily imagine people complaining about their power not being on and other things not being done. so you get the good with the bad if you are the incumbent. if you are the challenger you benefit from the bad. megyn: there was an article on real clear politics.com talking about how people will hold it against the incumbent president if it's a rainy day when they go to vote. it puts them in a...
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as you know, we closed the offices here in pennsylvania for the governor's office and for state government, the same thing again tomorrow, so the people will be able to stay home and take care of their homes and stay out of the way of emergency traffic that might be out on the road tonight and tomorrow. >> governor, continue your good work. i hope you get it all sorted there. it's going to be one hell of a mess, that's for sure. appreciate you joining the show tonight. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your wishes. >> joining me on the phone is another governor, bob mcdonnell of virginia, where more than a foot of rain is expected. thank you for joining me. >> thanks, piers. >> how bad are things there? >> we're going into day three plus for some of our people in southeast virginia, virginia beach started raining friday night. they've had some pretty significant flooding in and around norfolk and virginia beach, the eastern shore has been hit pretty hard. we've got a lot of additional folks called up, lot of state police, about 700 members of the national guard. the problems right now
as you know, we closed the offices here in pennsylvania for the governor's office and for state government, the same thing again tomorrow, so the people will be able to stay home and take care of their homes and stay out of the way of emergency traffic that might be out on the road tonight and tomorrow. >> governor, continue your good work. i hope you get it all sorted there. it's going to be one hell of a mess, that's for sure. appreciate you joining the show tonight. >> thank you...
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really talking about the role of government, the heart of the role of government here, and the stark contrast between candidates. explain why you think this is so significant at this time. >> well, i think there's an important aspect to president obama's speech that gets lost in sort of the part sfwlan aspects of this, which is really about self-reliance and about the role of the government in promoting self-reliance amongst the citizenry, and so what you heard not just from obama -- this is why it's not necessarily part sxwlan. you you've heard it from chris christie, andrew cuomo, all the governors who, people, take care of yourselves, take care of your neighbors, and, essentially don't be stupid, right? on monday that was the message. don't be stupid. then you heard from president obama that the government is going to help, but don't expect from the government immediately. we are a resilient nation, and we will get back to where we were if not better, but it's not going to happen overnight. it was one of the most realistic conversations about government and the role of government
really talking about the role of government, the heart of the role of government here, and the stark contrast between candidates. explain why you think this is so significant at this time. >> well, i think there's an important aspect to president obama's speech that gets lost in sort of the part sfwlan aspects of this, which is really about self-reliance and about the role of the government in promoting self-reliance amongst the citizenry, and so what you heard not just from obama -- this...
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and he talked about this new world of governing. can you imagine your predecessors going through this without one of these? >> look, i can't even remember three, four years ago before i had that power. just for me, the power of twitter alone, i have tens of thousands of my residents who are letting me know about what's going on, telling me about their neighbors that need somebody to get to them right away. >> reporter: i know that just being mayor in good times is tough. does this just exhaust you? do you say at some point, i can't do this? >> i'm running on adrenaline, caffeine and a love of the community. >> reporter: by using twitter to connect with his community, mayor booker says he's helping to keep the faith. >> we've had amazing zero crimes of opportunity, no looting, no problems like that. i'm going round the clock. >> reporter: booker achieved superhero status when earlier this year he came home to find his neighbor's house on fire. he charged through the flames to rescue her. you're the hands-on mayor. you rushed into a b
and he talked about this new world of governing. can you imagine your predecessors going through this without one of these? >> look, i can't even remember three, four years ago before i had that power. just for me, the power of twitter alone, i have tens of thousands of my residents who are letting me know about what's going on, telling me about their neighbors that need somebody to get to them right away. >> reporter: i know that just being mayor in good times is tough. does this...
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. >> and also, how prepared is the federal government to pay for all of this damage? wow. take a look at those waves. we are back in two minutes' time with more on "power lunch." so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. you know, i've helped a lot of people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket scienc
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michael steele, you've been a are the pa of state government. the states run elections. >> yes. >> congress mandates when the press election is, what i was told that greg fugate, whatever you have to do, you can get reimbursed for that. >> that was the first thing they needed to know. everything else is -- >> they want to know who pays for it. if it's paid, fine. >> particularly in states like new york and new jersey that have had such a high level of devastation, they're going to reconfigure their precinct areas where they send their voters. the key thing is to get the word out to the voters that you're not going go here, now you're going to go over there. >> you recall a time in arkansas where stuff had to be done and moved. >> you're right. the key for those county clerks they want to know who's paying for it. >> the other thing is whether you're rural or whether you're in inner city areas is the transportation. the transportation in new york is going to be very difficult, at best, i think, and with the metro and the other issues. >> i felt t
michael steele, you've been a are the pa of state government. the states run elections. >> yes. >> congress mandates when the press election is, what i was told that greg fugate, whatever you have to do, you can get reimbursed for that. >> that was the first thing they needed to know. everything else is -- >> they want to know who pays for it. if it's paid, fine. >> particularly in states like new york and new jersey that have had such a high level of devastation,...
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the coordination between the state, local and federal governments has been outstanding. obviously we're now moving into the recovery phase in a lot of the most severely affected areas. new jersey, new york in particular have been pounded by this storm, connecticut has taken a big hit. because of some of the work that has been done ahead of time, we have been able to get over a thousand fema officials in place, prepositioned. we have been able to get supplies, food, medicine, water, emergency generators to ensure that hospitals and law enforcement offices are able to stay up and running as they are out there responding. we are going to continue to push as hard as we can to make sure that power is up throughout the region and obviously this is mostly a local responsibility and the private utilities are going to have to lean forward but we are doing everything we can to provide them additional resources so that we can expedite getting power up and running in many of these communities. there are places like newark, new jersey, where you have 80%, 90% of the people without po
the coordination between the state, local and federal governments has been outstanding. obviously we're now moving into the recovery phase in a lot of the most severely affected areas. new jersey, new york in particular have been pounded by this storm, connecticut has taken a big hit. because of some of the work that has been done ahead of time, we have been able to get over a thousand fema officials in place, prepositioned. we have been able to get supplies, food, medicine, water, emergency...
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was developed, flooding became more and more prevalent through the years, and the federal and state government will have to do more. they're going to have to make major improvements to that levee and drainage system in the area because the status quo is just absolutely unacceptable. it's going to be a good thing. but we need to make an equal amount of investment in our drainage and levee systems. because my town has been devastated. >> i understand that you yourself have been one of the victims. you bought a house six months ago which has been lost to the flooding, is that right? >> absolutely. i got married six months ago and my wife and i moved into a house in the borough that i've lived in for 25 years and made improvements and it was absolutely devastated the other day. my wife was at home while i was at borough hall, manning the desk with the oem council and i got a call that was horrifying. she was just screaming because water was coming in from everywhere. and just the current in the room was just spinning out of control. and she had to be evacuated. it was the most horrifying experienc
was developed, flooding became more and more prevalent through the years, and the federal and state government will have to do more. they're going to have to make major improvements to that levee and drainage system in the area because the status quo is just absolutely unacceptable. it's going to be a good thing. but we need to make an equal amount of investment in our drainage and levee systems. because my town has been devastated. >> i understand that you yourself have been one of the...
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government offices are shut down. only emergency personnel are working and what's the situation in delaware? >> we had quite a significant driving restriction and we lifted it today. we still have what we call a 11 one. no penalties for being out. you shouldn't be joyriding and you can be out if you need to be out. >> jack markell, put in perpective it's not as bad as other states nearby. >> thanks very much. >> governor chris christie, just starting to update on the situation there. >> we are with you. we have a long road ahead of us, but i have complete confidence we will come out of this better and stronger than before. this state is too tough to give in to this type of devastation and we, in the government, will be here to work with you to have new jersey completely recover. i've spoken with president obama several times. last time was at midnight last night and he assured me we'd have an expedited process with fema, and get whatever assistance he needed. he moved the expedited process this morning by declaring ne
government offices are shut down. only emergency personnel are working and what's the situation in delaware? >> we had quite a significant driving restriction and we lifted it today. we still have what we call a 11 one. no penalties for being out. you shouldn't be joyriding and you can be out if you need to be out. >> jack markell, put in perpective it's not as bad as other states nearby. >> thanks very much. >> governor chris christie, just starting to update on the...
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they also said that they would be asking for more protection from the government. we know the calls for more security were not heeded. also important to note, though, that the cable says that the intel was unclear about whether or not there were direct threats to american interests. i just got off the phone with the republican senator lindsey graham who says he was aware after the fact of the emergency meeting in benghazi. he said this shows to him that the administration knew this storm was brewing out there and didn't do enough to stop it. he also tied it directly to the super storm sandy we have been dealing with here in the u.s. senator graham telling me, "i appreciate the president calling chris christie three or four times. where is his commitment to getting the truth on libya?" he went on to accuse president of showing half-hearted attempt to get to the bottom of the story. the charge coming on the same day that the president was in new jersey getting up close view of the devastation from sandy. >> he has sprung in to action immediately. >> warm words presid
they also said that they would be asking for more protection from the government. we know the calls for more security were not heeded. also important to note, though, that the cable says that the intel was unclear about whether or not there were direct threats to american interests. i just got off the phone with the republican senator lindsey graham who says he was aware after the fact of the emergency meeting in benghazi. he said this shows to him that the administration knew this storm was...
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>> quite honestly if the individuals who are at the heads of government can't say today, i certainly am not in a position to say because we'll have to wait and see what kind of impact. there are big stores across the country who have major locations in new york, new jersey, connecticut, and they are very, you know, largely impacted. think about macy's herald square alone and all of the neighbors stores. it's big. >> okay, but here is the question, mary. >> yes. >> if i want a pair of jeans i can't buy the jeans because the score is close store is closed. i will still purchase the jeans or does it steal money away? >> it depends how much you were impacted individually by this storm and what your spendability is. if you were in the top 3% i suspect you'll buy the jeans and you might buy a luxury pair but if it's somebody who is more in the middle of america in terms of income, they're going to think twice about it because they have to assess their personal damage and how much they'll be reimbursed for and evaluate whether the denim purchase is critical. >> are there any retailers out t
>> quite honestly if the individuals who are at the heads of government can't say today, i certainly am not in a position to say because we'll have to wait and see what kind of impact. there are big stores across the country who have major locations in new york, new jersey, connecticut, and they are very, you know, largely impacted. think about macy's herald square alone and all of the neighbors stores. it's big. >> okay, but here is the question, mary. >> yes. >> if i...
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but the driving force of the local governments and the state government, and it is the state government that requests the disaster and declaration that asks fema to come in and i cannot conceive of fema not coming in. >> it is never a case of a president holding a grudge. >> not with a disaster. we are better than that. >>neil: quick thoughts on the race? >>guest: i am optimistic, people realize we need a new direction and you talked about the economic climate and how hard it is to get a quaterback or keep a job and that is the overwhelming issue, how will we turn this economy around. it hasn't happened in four years and governor romney gives us the possible to create the growth in jobs we all need. >>neil: five days out from the election and officials are scrambling to deal with the damage. ahead of voting, the blitzing, the battle not buckeye state is heating up as both campaigns start in. governor kasich is here next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>neil: take a look a
but the driving force of the local governments and the state government, and it is the state government that requests the disaster and declaration that asks fema to come in and i cannot conceive of fema not coming in. >> it is never a case of a president holding a grudge. >> not with a disaster. we are better than that. >>neil: quick thoughts on the race? >>guest: i am optimistic, people realize we need a new direction and you talked about the economic climate and how...
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, state government, and the local governments, new york city, and the county governments to make sure we are all being deployed as effectively as possible. that's part of the function of today, to come up with a real reconstruction and recovery plan, long term plan that coordinated all the assets. particular thanks to our partners in the federal government, president obama, starting with president obama who has been on top of this situation, been very informed. i spoke to him several times myself. he wants to know what new york needs. he's been all over it. fema has been fantastic and responsive as someone was formally in the federal government, and working these types of situations. i have total respect for the job that fema's doing, and i thank them very much as well as the army corp. of engineers. as you all know, one of the major problems still is the water in the tunnels. the water has receded so when you drive around, it looks like most of the water is gone, but the water filled the subway tunnels in many places, filled the brooklyn battery tunnel, and when the water fills the t
, state government, and the local governments, new york city, and the county governments to make sure we are all being deployed as effectively as possible. that's part of the function of today, to come up with a real reconstruction and recovery plan, long term plan that coordinated all the assets. particular thanks to our partners in the federal government, president obama, starting with president obama who has been on top of this situation, been very informed. i spoke to him several times...
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and then we're thanking the federal government for not being open so we can do the work we need to do in our city. >> chris geldart. we appreciate it. let me bring in jonathan dientz, reporter for wnbc. he's been covering the tri-state area here. you've been in since early this morning, john than. thank you for sticking around. let's go through major things we've been talking about in this area. maybe the most dramatic visually is that crane. you have this super high-rise. they call it a billionaires apartment building in manhattan. what happened there? what's the situation now? >> 2:30, 3:00 this afternoon, huge wind gusts began hitting manhattan and this crane that had been inspected suddenly, you know, basically blew with the wind and went backwards and over and literally began dangling precariously over west 57th street here in midtown. so the fire department, the police department, emergency management officials responded to the scene, evacuated the surrounding buildings including a major hotel right there an 57th street. >> parker meridian. yeah. >> they're trying to figure out,
and then we're thanking the federal government for not being open so we can do the work we need to do in our city. >> chris geldart. we appreciate it. let me bring in jonathan dientz, reporter for wnbc. he's been covering the tri-state area here. you've been in since early this morning, john than. thank you for sticking around. let's go through major things we've been talking about in this area. maybe the most dramatic visually is that crane. you have this super high-rise. they call it a...
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government is working here. the states could not respond fully on their own, they need the help, and so i think this is a moment that i wish we could capture it in a bottle, and continue forward. it's a good thing. >> you think this fellowship could be short-lived? >> no, i don't think it will be short lived. i think this is the decisive moment for chris christie's governor ship of new jersey. you don't have a tragedy like this and event like this, hopefully, no more than once, and the president was by his side, and as pat said, eleanor said, this is a bipartisan moment when people are trying to have government work. >> how long will it last? the rebuilding, i mean. two years? >> it will last years, years. >> will that make this relationship a little bit more, sobering? >> you are assuming, of course, that in that question that president obama will be the president as we go forward. if he is, i'm sure it will continue, and if he isn't, i'm sure president romney will be doing. >> what do you think about the annou
government is working here. the states could not respond fully on their own, they need the help, and so i think this is a moment that i wish we could capture it in a bottle, and continue forward. it's a good thing. >> you think this fellowship could be short-lived? >> no, i don't think it will be short lived. i think this is the decisive moment for chris christie's governor ship of new jersey. you don't have a tragedy like this and event like this, hopefully, no more than once, and...
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federal government can print money, all right. we've seen that. the areas that had to be rebuilt, housing people haven't done that well. construction people. there will be a lot of jobs. the construction business and a lot of suburbs has been nil because everything has been locked. new jersey hasn't done that well. there will be a lot of jobs created. i think that's going to make up for retail business that was lost. >> we have to head to a break. coming up next, cramer's mad dash. first one since friday as we approach this historic open. today is wednesday but the first day of the week effectively after the sandy related shutdown. we'll take another look at futures as we head toward this open. up 7.5 on s&p 500. stay tuned. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our stu
federal government can print money, all right. we've seen that. the areas that had to be rebuilt, housing people haven't done that well. construction people. there will be a lot of jobs. the construction business and a lot of suburbs has been nil because everything has been locked. new jersey hasn't done that well. there will be a lot of jobs created. i think that's going to make up for retail business that was lost. >> we have to head to a break. coming up next, cramer's mad dash. first...
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president, how is it that you actually govern? so you're focused on this question as well, joe. >> i am. and we talk about bipartisan in "parade" this week, and you showed the picture of mika jo staring at me and not backhanding me. i think that's a positive step e forward. she practices restraint every ng day. so if you look at that picture, it looks like she's about to haul off and hit me. i think that's a good sign not l only for "morning joe" but for america. >> i really believe that is thet great undercurrent in the country. they want them to work together. >> yes.s >> and there's been no indication whatsoever in this campaign that they are prepared to do that.. everybody, and that's what leads me to the idea that it's a very negative campaign. because it doesn't address what the country wants, republican, democrat, or independent. if we get together on main street, you have to get together on wall street. this week, and the final two days, what moments of this campaign really stand out. i want to ask you all that. this is wh
president, how is it that you actually govern? so you're focused on this question as well, joe. >> i am. and we talk about bipartisan in "parade" this week, and you showed the picture of mika jo staring at me and not backhanding me. i think that's a positive step e forward. she practices restraint every ng day. so if you look at that picture, it looks like she's about to haul off and hit me. i think that's a good sign not l only for "morning joe" but for america....
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his folks immediate the federal government right now. and i must say, i wish more officials would act like this. i think this is what -- i think this is what americans are hungrying for is officials that can come together, put partisanship aside and try to solve the problem whatever it is. >> ten president said the other day he's not worried about the impact of sandy on his election right now, he's worried about the impact on families. what do you think, bob, ultimately this hurricane sandy will have this frankenstorm will have on this election? >> you know, i think it's probably, gayle, it's going to be a wash. it's down the battleground states. virginia, north carolina, these were the states on the east coast that were hardest hit. it had a slight impact, i think, on the early voting in those states. but i'm told that both of those states will have their polling places up and running on election day. i think as the political director for the romney campaign told me just yesterday, he said look, it's the same storm in the same states fo
his folks immediate the federal government right now. and i must say, i wish more officials would act like this. i think this is what -- i think this is what americans are hungrying for is officials that can come together, put partisanship aside and try to solve the problem whatever it is. >> ten president said the other day he's not worried about the impact of sandy on his election right now, he's worried about the impact on families. what do you think, bob, ultimately this hurricane...